if ROSE‐ HULMAN:NST:TUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WiNTER 1981 on saturday, Jan[Tlt:fl men or Rho phi met in Deming Lounge at 9:00 in the morning.Why would of sane college men get up from warm beds to meet at Deming Lounge? The reason-annual retreat, the one time during the school year that the men of Rho Phi could get together to discuss serious matters, introduce the pledges to the fraternity, and simply have a good time. The morning began with many brothers glued to Saturday morning cartoons in the lounge while waiting for everyone to assemble. Those that were not watching the tube were trying to catch up on the many hours of lost sleep from the night before. After the whole group had assembled, cars began leaving for the weekend's destination: Turkey Run State a group Team photo of the once-again victorious Active Park. football team at thls year's Retreat. STATE DAY HONORS Rho Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta was awarded the Beta Graduate Cup at the 1981 State Day held in lndianapolis Febru ary 7. Rho Phi had eighteen brothers attending the conference, which was held at the lndianapolis Hyatt-Regency Plaza. Officials of the National Fraternity who were in attendance included Archon President Joseph B. Carney (DePauw, '50), Executive Director William Zerman (Michigan, '49), and Fraternity Historian Richard H. "Doc" Crowder (DePauw, '31). Most of the afternoon was devoted to discussion groups for the officers and key committee chairmen* of the seven Indiana chapters. Dinner was served that evening, followed by State of the Chapter reports by each chapter president. Joe carney then gave a short talk, and the presentation of the Beta Cup to Rho Phi completed the day. GCS'93 i Upon arrival at Turkey Ruo, the brothers checked into their rooms and prepared for the day's activities. The group of 47 aclives, 19 pledges, and g graduate brothers started the afternoon with a fine buffet lunch. Then came the highlight of the day: the pledgeactive football game. The weather for the football game was outstanding. With only two or three inches of snow and moderately cool temperatures, the football' game began with the traditional assessment of a 15-yard penalty against the pledges. with only mild resistance, the actives boosted their record to 11-0. The record was kept unblemished by the power running of Frank "Earl" Gavrilos (ME '82), a few timely penalties, and .the old two-touchdowns-with-twofootbatls play. Halftime festivities were highlighted by an inspiring exhibition by the special-ed cheerleaders: Al Yarcusko (EE'89), vern Edwards (cE ,92), Jim wolfley (ME'81), and rom Redford (cE ,93). other festivities included a delightful presentation by the N ot-Qu ite- Ready- For-The- Rai ders hal ft i m e band. \r\nThe actives' cause was helped by a well-selected panel of refer,ees including Blair Hugh,es (CHE '80), John Foley (EE '80, and Section Ghief Pete King (lU '76).The garye ended with everygne,Quite pleased ...except for Al Yarcusko. He had managed to lose his keys not once,,but twic€, during the course of the game. Following the game came some free time. This was spent a variety of ways. Some of the brothers played cards, including Bridge, Euchre, and Spades. Others entertained themselves with Backgammon and Mastermind. Some took the time to go for a walk in the woods or hike around the park. Still others used the time to visit with each other. The main event' of the evening came with the formal pledging of our 19 new pledges. Don Mighell (Texas, '56) gave an inspiring speech which was concluded with a "wet welcome" to Pete King. Following the ceremony, everyone split into small groups with representatives from the pledges, the actives, and the graduate brothers included in each. These smallgroup discussioos, complete with cokes and chiPS, went very well. The tremendous brotherhood and fellowship that the Fijis at Rose-Hulman are extremely proud of was'surely evident at this time. When the small groups broke up, the card tables were broken out. The intense poker games, ranging from penny ante to "substantial amounts," lasted well into the next morning. Sunday breakfast came all too early for the hardcore poker fans. As everyone checked out after breakfast, a sense of satisfaction and pride filled the air. Each person left with something: the pledges-knowledge and motivation; - the actives-new inspiration; the graduates:fond memories of the past and present; and everyone with these words in their hearts and on their lips--"|'m always proud to be a Fiji." TB'82 Art Schultz (ME '81) reflects on the accomplishments of the past Cabinet. Forrner chafler presldent PRESIDENT'S LETTER Things are on the move here at 1121 with a fine pledge class and a strong new cabinet. Although there is plenty for both groups to do, the future has never looked more optimistic. The Board of Chapter Advisors and the House Corporation met last month at Retreat and came away with some sound accomplishments. The groundwork was laid for a re-organization of the House Corporation and for a more distinct division between it and the BCA. Both organizations promise to be well prepared to make some maior decisions during their respective meetings on Pig Dinner weekend. Anyone wishing to become involved with the BCA should try to attend their Sunday meeting that weekend. Our interfraternity relations seem to be on the upand-up both here at Rose and state-wide. The RoseHulman lnterfraternity Council sponsored an All-Greek party last month at the National Guard Armory that turned out to be a great success. The IFC is also actively working on changing the upcoming Greek Weekend to lower the intensity of the competition. This is by no means an easy job, but all the Rose fraternities feel that something concrete must be done in this area. The past year has seen more interaction with Phi Gam chapters in the state. Activities with both Wabash and Hanover are expected to be repeated next year so that they might become annual events. on a somewhat larger scale, this spring will see the re-birth of the annual Rho Phi Open. Entrants are being ンダ ・ 轟自卜 r ̲ enlisted from all the nearby Fiji chapters as well as from our own graduates, for what is hoped to be a better attended golf tournament than in the past few years. lt will be held on May 16th (note the change of , date) here in beautif ul Terre Haute. I would like to close by thanking all those who helped make this past year successful. I leave the Ken Swineり art(EE'82)and Tom Redford(CE'83) prepare the field for the annual PledgeActive footba‖ game. office knowing that Rho Phi will continue to progress. Very Proud to be a Rho Phi Fiji, Art Schultz '81 Perge ! \r\nFinally, all the pledges prepared to return to the lnstitute and complete the homework that awaited us. Before leaving, however, we all borrowed shirts with which to tell the school that we were now Fijis. t'm sure that all the pledges left feeling a little different than when we got there. we were now Fiji PledgBS, something that no other group could say. We all had new brothers that we could depend on and who could depend on US, which makes the whole pledge class sah "Proud to be a Fiji." CEM'84 Davo Oakiey(CHE'831,Howard M● nser(ME'82),and Royce Ramsav(ME'82)anx10usiv awalt thJ outcOm● of ・ B10 MOndav. A PLEDGE'S・ EYE VIEW The morn:ng of December 8th was not:ike r■ ost Monday rnorningse Severa:freshmen and sophomores were awake and running around campus even before the first class hour,which was no easytask forthose RA had to leave the dorm and who indu:ged in the stay at the fraternity house"parties the night before. But most were sti‖ able to drag themselves over to the auditorium and decide which fraternity to pledge. The rest ofthe day was fair:y normal,with the ex‐ ception of any encounters with thё actives.They a‖ ‐ seemed extreme:y quletthat day,despite comments about their mothers,their:ove::ves,and their girl‐ friends'professions。 丁hat even:ng,we wentto ourrooms and waited, hoping to be picked up by a Flii brOthere Some were quite sure they would bё picked up,having changed into their suits at 2:00 that afternoono C)thers weren't so sure,‖ ke myself,whO was:ntercepted on the waソ to the gymo Sti‖ others wanted to pretend they were surprised,and then pu‖ ed Out purp:e socks,purp:e ties,and purple undenwear when they were ca‖ ed upon. After meeting in the Worx and f‖ ‖ng our clothes w:ththe sme‖ of cigars,we rang the campus air with a couple of Bim‐ Bams and headed offto the house. There we got a taste of what was perhaps the first home‐ cooked mea: in a long wh‖ e and found :t a:most as good as the f00d servicё 's. Dinner was fo‖ owed by a few shorttalks,a few beers,and a lot of gett:ng lo knOW One another。 (Afterseeing how many actives we didn't know,some of us wondered how lwe ever gotin.) After a general session of shooting the bu‖ ,every‐ one changed c10thes and prepared forthe firstiOb Of the new p:edge class― the tubb:ng of the actives。 Some ofthe actives wentin rather eas‖ y,wh‖ e others required a little rnore coaxing.:t was found that even graduate brothers enloy OutdOor bathso some actives 翼 梶 lT亀 縄 :LT混 面 ‖ed e ゝ ::I「 m by he Brother "Rolls" Royce Ramsay (ME '82) enioys the company oI some visitors during the lnstallation Party. SOCIAL EVENTS During this past quarter the men of Rho Phi have had a full social life. The good times began with a Live Band party December 6. The entertainment was provided once again by Rage, featuring graduate brother .Dave Myers ('741. Everyone had a good time as the house rocked 'n' rolled into the night. The 1980 social calendar ended with the annual Christmas party. The ever-present Santa Clausalopolis (Frank Gavrilos, '821 read a poem full of jabs at the brothers, and then passed out the gag gifts, which included a specially marked pair of underwear for House Manager Perry Stephens (ME 'gzl and a fQw bottles of alcohol. 1981 started with all the fraternities getting together for a party at the National Guard Armory. The bash yielded 30 empty kegs and a tightening of interfraternity relations. With the election of a new Cabinet, the lnstallation Party became a necessity. The action centered around the bathtub, as the old and new cabinets, a few graduate brothers, a couple of sheriffs, and anyone else who was thirsty downed some potent purple Passion. The party was our most successfut, as almost a dozen graduate brothers joined in ushering in the new officers. Alpine Fiji carne next, but had to be altered sornewhat due to a lack of snow. The party wasn't advertised, but an almost record crowd was in attendance. It seems that people are almost expecting a good time at Rho Phi every weekend. \r\nThe quarter came to a close with purple Garter, held this year at the Ramada lnn. Dinner was served at 7:00, with a happy hour following at4he house at 8:30. Everyone then returned to the Ramada at 10:00 for another three hours of dancing to rhe sounds of Morning Mist. All in all, it was another quarter of good times for the brothers of Rho Phi . TGR'83 Chapter. : Graduate brothers Blair Hughes (CHE '80), Jim Newlin (ME '80), and Jack wlckham (cHE '80), l. to r., partake in some Purple Passion at this year's lnstallatlon Party. GRADUATE GRAFFITI The following is a letter received by Rho ptri December 14th: "Here's some trivia for the next issue of the Graduate Newsletter. on November 14th past, the second meeting of the impromptu Houston Rho phi graduate chapter brought together a record-breaking seven Fiiis (nearly double the previous record) for the purpose of drinking, dining, trading old stori€s, catching up on recent history, and good old-fashioned Rho Phi Fellowship. In attendance were charter members Tom Burtzlaff, Tim McGrath, Brad Durch olz, and yours truly, Tom Atwood. Joining us on thie auspicious occasion were newcomers Rich Priem, the longest residing Houstonian among us, Mike De zearn, the newest arriving Houstonian, and Jim Krogstie, a nonHoustonian who happened to be in town on business. The evening's festivities began at the Spindletop Lounge atop the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in downtown Houston. Everyone rendevouzed there for a ,,few,, drinks and quickly there ensued twelve conversations among seven people-such was the spirit of everyone trying to catch up with each other's history since leaving Rose. some of the present news includes: Mike Dezearn has completed his "honeymoon,, with the Army and is now working for Exxon in Baytowo, Tx. Jim Krogstie has switched jobs also and is now working for Diamond Shamrock as a tech service rep = From iefttO right,brothers John P● t● rson(CHE'81), Damon Ground(cHE'82),Frank Gavrips(ME'82),B::: Johnson(ME'82),Royce Remsay(ME'82),Brad Larrick (EE'82),and Bruce F:ock(EE'82)stop t,v:● W th● Sights of‖ ‖nois On their way to graduate brother Pau:curtin's w● dding. \r\nbased out of Cleveland, OH. Rich Priem is stlll working for Exxon Production Research in Houston and crossing fingers hoping they wonlt tiansfer him to Saudi Arabia. Tom Burtzlaff has become an avid Astros and Oilets fan ahd can say Y'hll'iust like a real cowboy.Tim MqGrath and Brad Durcholz have "splitup" and are now, gosp, involved with girlfriends. Yours truly is going to be mgving to Denver soon and help Exxon build a shale oil industry out there. The rest of the evening consisted of dinner at the Great Mining Comp?ny, more drinking, and ultimately everyone passed out. That's all for now. Twood" Perge ! ln other graduate news, a number of brothers traveled to St. LouiS to witness the wedding of Paul "Gharlie" Curtin ('80) and long-time sweetheart Allison Adams. Good luck to the both of them! Michael Collins ('73) is now working for Gould, lnc., Ocean Systems Division, building anti-submarine and anti-surface shiB weapons. He and his wife also have a ten-month-old baby g.irl. Bob Carter ('76) was and/or is in flight school at Ft. Rucker, AL. Dave Jones ('79) is living in Schereville, lN, and is working for lnland Steel in East Chicago. Greg Reising ('73) is now the Staff Psychologist at the University of lllinois in Champaign-Urbana. Wayne Zinner ('76), who is building stereo speakers in Louisville, KY, was kind enough to present the house with a pair at a very reasonable rate. Thanks, Wayne! HKM'82 SPORTS Rho Phi was well represented in intramural sports this winter. Three teams competed in the Minor Basketball League, with the Minor A team finishing third in their division al 4-2. The Major team ran into some bad luck, finishing at 3-4, but losing two games by one point and a third in overtime. The third quarter playoffs will hopefully bring some better luck and a strong f inish to the season. The chapter also fielded Major and Minor League vo‖ eybaH teams, and several bowling teams. 丁he Xl寵 熙!塁 ::礼 「:』ま F警 プギ 守￨￨ PIG DINNER UPDATE This year's Pig Dinner will once again be held at the local Sheriton lnn on March 14. The guest speaker for the evening will be Richard H. "Doc" Crowder, 1931 graduate of DePauw and Historian of Phi Gamma Delta. The weekend will start Friday night with the annual Neal Garbo Filmfest. Saturday at 2:00 p.m. there is a very important House Corporation meeting at the house. Pig Dinner will be that evening, ond the weekend will conclude with a BCA meeting Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. Anyone interested in being on the BCA should attend this meeting. It is building up to be a fantastic weekend and we would like to extend a personal invitation to all the graduate brothers and to the brothers in all the other chapters around the state. HKM'82 INSTITUTE NEWS lmprovements in the facilities and the services for Rose-Hulman students are underway. Rose has purchased a new Vax computer to help the overloaded PDP 1117A. The new computer, to be delivered this summer, will increase the lnstitute's computer services by 200 percent. Construction of a new classroom and laboratory building may begin soon if Rose receives a grant being offered by a major chemical corporation. The building would most benefit Chemistry and Civil Engineering majors. Also in the planning stages is the provision of bus service to and from the Rose campus. Data from a survey of the student body is now being reviewed, and should the results come out favorably, Rose students will be able to get service from Rose to such places as lSU, the fraternities, Honey Creek Square, and St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Hopefully, this type ol service will help the students financially, as well as bring Rose-Hulman a little closer to Terre Haute. TGR'83 F:JITALK Rho Phiis boasting a strong new pledge c:ass thls :羊 =:葉 FRESHMEN Ron3む laOI,Goshen,IN;α ■ ‐■‐ ; Cliff Barnes, lndianapolis, 「 ‐ .lN;盲 嵐しё case,Terre Haute,IN;Jim Cramer,Greens‐ lf year. Pledges Scott Williams (CS '84) and Keith Kemp (ME'84) have also seen action this year on the varslty squad. Unfortunately, after earning a chance to play regularly, Scott broke his thumb and was unable to finish the season. ln addition to his varsity action, Keith is the reserve team's lead ing scorer and rebou nder. JCM'83 burg, lN; Greg Inderhees, Kokomo, lN; Jeff Johnson, Ft. wayne, lN; christ Johnston, Morgantown, NC; Keith Kemp, Tell city, lN; Rich Krug, Terre Haute, lN; Mike McKee, charleston, wV; conor McLeish, plainfield, lN; Brent Mewhinoey, Darlington, lN; chuck Moss, Evansville, lN; Ted poulos, sioux Falls, sD; steve Proffitt, Maryville, TN; John Richardson, Texas City, TX; Scott Williams, Kokomo, lN. \r\nSOPHOMORES ‐ CALENDAR … .… 0‑・ …・…・…・…・…・ P:GD:NNER … .… ・…・…・…・………・…・BCA Meeting 28。 … .… ……・ ・:・ ..… … .…・……・ Road Ra‖ ye April i 251。 Ⅲ… .… ・L・ … 。 ,0̲。 ‑1・ …・:.Parent's Day .000・ 0‑・ 26。 。 ̲。 .● ● ●●● ・・ ・・ Gireek Weekend ・ ・ March 14。 Brian Connet( Chesterton, lN;- fUife O'Bri€o, NY; Scott Grand lsland, NF; Paul Riley, Rochester, r Shaw, Valparaisb, lN. The chapter elected new officeis this last January 12. The new Cabinet consists of: Frank Gavrilos (ME '82), President; Brian Michel (CHE'82), Treasurer; Kevin Fagan (M E '83), Recording Secretary; Kent Eaton (ME '83), Corresponding Secretary; and Mike Schipper (CE'82), Historian.' Senior ME Bri6n "Cat" Balu has accepted a job with Texaco in Oklahoma City, OK, and has announced his engagement to Miss Judy Blowers (lSU'81). Three other brothers have announced their engagements. Jeff Mathias (EE'81) is engaged to Lisa Beasley (lSU '82), Jim Wolfley (ME '81) is engaged to Debbie Taylor (lSU '82), and Steve Reust (CHE'81) is engaged to Janet Hardesty (PU '82). Gary Stepiiens (CHE '81) has accepted a position with Universal Oil Products"in Chicago, lL, and our two Senior ROTC's have received their assignments: Mike LaPosa (CHE '81) will be stationed at Fort McClellan in Alabaffio, and Mike Briske (EE '81) will be at Fort Gordon in Georgia. BJ L '82 FRATERNITY OF PHIGAMMA DELTA Rho Phi Chapter l121 South Sixth Street 丁erre Haute,lndiana 47802 ユ́ 丁HE ROSE F!JI ADDRESS CORRECT:ON REQUESTED 15。 ̲。 .。 May . 2‑・ ……… ・「 ・∴.… .… ……….二 Flii:s:and 。Brad Durch612'Wedding ｀ 16.3。 .=。 。 ̲1.● .̲̀… .… ● …●●RHO PH10PEN 23。 。 …………………6∴ 0,・ ….Commencement 30。 ...。 。 ...・ ・ ・・ ・・ ・・・ ・・Brilan Baluls wedding Ju!y 18。 。 。 。 。00・ ・・●● ●●●00・ ・Jim W6:fley'S Wedding :・ 9。 :...:.:.1。 ,。 L∴ THE ROSE FIJI The Rose Fiji is published three times throughout the school year by the Rho Phi chapter: of Phi Gamma Delta at Rose-Hulman lnstitute of Technology for the enjoyment of alumni, parents and friends. Editor-Brad Larrlck Photography-Gary Stephons, Dave Siedl, Tom Atwood Contributors Brown Menser Jelf Moore Tim Howard Tom Redford Art Schultz Greg Swinehart Chuck Moss UoSo Postage PAID 丁ERRE HAUttE,IN Non‐ Profit Org. Perm:t#707